Harold Wilson
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 Harold Wilson    | |
|---|---|
| Founder of | Open University |
| Member of | Fabian Society |
| Interest of | The Cecil King coup plot |
Harold Wilson (11 March 1916-24 May 1995) was leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976. He served two terms as Prime Minister, from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1979.[1]
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Bilderberg
Unusually for a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it is unknown whether Harold Wilson attended the Bilderberg group, though he is reported to have attended by 1976, possibly in 1973.[2]
An appointment by Harold Wilson
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Foot | UK/Minister/Africa Asia and the United Nations | 1964 | 1970 |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1962 | 18 May 1962 | 20 May 1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The Rossing File:The Inside Story of Britain's Secret Contract for Namibian Uranium | pamphlet | 1980 | Alun Roberts | Scandal in the 1970s and 1980s of collusion by successive British governments with the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto to import yellowcake from the Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia (illegally occupied by apartheid South Africa) in defiance of international law, and leading to the targeting of UN Commissioner for Namibia Bernt Carlsson on Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988. |
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References
- ↑ Geoffrey Goodman, Harold Wilson, The Guardian, 25 May 1995.
- ↑ http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1976/09/09&EntityId=Ar00800
